Have you tried searching the National Archives website (including their catalogue and research guides)? Sandra ----- Original Message ----- From: "Claire Bennett-Claypole" <claypole@netspeed.com.au> To: <eng-hampshire@rootsweb.com> Sent: Monday, December 08, 2008 1:03 PM Subject: [ENG-HANTS] FW: Records in the French Archives? > > > -----Original Message----- > From: Claire Bennett-Claypole [mailto:claypole@netspeed.com.au] > Sent: Sunday, 7 December 2008 1:33 PM > To: 'eng-hampshire@rootsweb.com' > Subject: Records in the French Archives? > > > Hi > > I am writing to the list to see if anyone can suggest the way forward with > the following query: > > My gggg grandfather who was born and died in Hampshire served as a > corporal > with the 7th Hussars (Queens Own Regiment)in Spain during the Peninsular > War. He was captured and imprisoned in France in 1809 for 5 years. > > I have his discharge certificate but was wondering if the French > Government > would have records about his captivity and release in the French Archives? > I did try and search the Archives but of course they are in French which > makes it difficult if one does not speak or read French. Would the > British > Government have records of British soldiers imprisoned by the French? Is > it > worthwhile searching newspapers to see if his name is mentioned? > > Any suggestions of how I can find out more would be very grateful! > > > Claire > Canberra, Australia > > > ............................................. > Want to contact the local community? > Please visit Hampshire Parish Jottings > http://hants.parishjottings.org.uk > ............................................. > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to > ENG-HAMPSHIRE-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the > quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > _______________________________________ > No viruses found in this incoming message > Scanned by iolo AntiVirus 1.5.6.3 > http://www.iolo.com > _______________________________________ No viruses found in this outgoing message Scanned by iolo AntiVirus 1.5.6.3 http://www.iolo.com